diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index e665feca6f..45880f4078 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -45,11 +45,9 @@ GST_CHECK_FEATURE(EXPERIMENTAL, [enable building of experimental plugins],,
 [
   AC_MSG_WARN(building experimental plugins)
   USE_TARKIN="yes"
-  USE_RTP="yes"
 ],[
   AC_MSG_NOTICE(not building experimental plugins)
   USE_TARKIN="no"
-  USE_RTP="no"
 ])
 
 dnl broken plugins; stuff that doesn't seem to build at the moment